Zuzu Grimm’s The Legitimate Rape
Another disturbing piece of flash fiction I wrote in 2012 about the Republican notion of “legitimate rape,” seen through to a terrible conclusion.
Zuzu Grimm’s The Rape Babies
A disturbing short story written back in 2012 that sees forced pregnancy through to horrific generational conclusions. Newly, tragically, relevant in 2021.
Born Liminal: The Internal and External Displacement of a Third Culture Kid Experience
An essay I wrote in 2016 about not being able to fly after a TCK lifetime of airplane travel.
‘First Comes Marriage’ Deconstructs Harmful Stereotypes About Muslim Women
First Comes Marriage is an important memoir for deconstructing and demystifying one Muslim community’s traditions around marriage, love, and sex, all of which are important services in our current Islamophobic political climate.
Cursed By the Doll Who Inspired Chucky: A True Key West Horror Story
A hybrid, lyrical, southern gothic piece of nonfiction that is longform Key West travelogue and its creepy little-known history, culminating in my chilling encounter with Robert the Doll.